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Population in Japan compared to Libya: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 7,381,023 people in Libya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,677,250 people compared to 7,559,873 in Libya.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 16.2 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
  • The countries together account for 1.57% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.09% for Libya.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +1.44% in Libya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.05% decline), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.56M (26.4% growth).

Japan vs Libya: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Libya
2100 76,978,998 9,844,478
2099 77,363,458 9,862,293
2098 77,742,445 9,883,409
2097 78,118,375 9,903,494
2096 78,498,614 9,920,212
2095 78,875,245 9,931,781
2094 79,250,325 9,943,275
2093 79,628,057 9,958,570
2092 80,007,967 9,973,255
2091 80,383,529 9,982,193
2090 80,760,724 9,998,398
2089 81,140,553 10,008,842
2088 81,521,696 10,019,533
2087 81,908,373 10,023,170
2086 82,304,497 10,022,785
2085 82,709,534 10,016,359
2084 83,123,058 10,009,703
2083 83,544,006 10,006,073
2082 83,980,325 9,997,594
2081 84,429,305 9,985,386
2080 84,899,768 9,975,419
2079 85,387,247 9,962,691
2078 85,897,934 9,958,515
2077 86,434,291 9,952,827
2076 86,993,007 9,940,029
2075 87,577,777 9,927,944
2074 88,190,392 9,916,834
2073 88,834,763 9,901,120
2072 89,499,356 9,879,602
2071 90,184,464 9,867,880
2070 90,899,136 9,850,724
2069 91,625,421 9,832,072
2068 92,367,969 9,812,363
2067 93,113,499 9,799,957
2066 93,869,240 9,782,414
2065 94,633,430 9,762,806
2064 95,391,433 9,740,665
2063 96,148,081 9,729,567
2062 96,902,907 9,707,539
2061 97,654,031 9,686,619
2060 98,400,894 9,667,297
2059 99,144,216 9,638,062
2058 99,868,968 9,610,703
2057 100,585,601 9,579,595
2056 101,295,868 9,554,689
2055 101,989,736 9,522,205
2054 102,683,462 9,478,010
2053 103,359,083 9,432,683
2052 104,036,901 9,383,411
2051 104,706,698 9,335,341
2050 105,377,283 9,282,941
2049 106,053,011 9,230,811
2048 106,731,207 9,173,272
2047 107,419,237 9,118,915
2046 108,115,358 9,063,226
2045 108,820,982 8,998,841
2044 109,529,333 8,934,714
2043 110,245,586 8,866,878
2042 110,968,174 8,798,463
2041 111,704,629 8,732,168
2040 112,438,759 8,661,351
2039 113,175,948 8,588,292
2038 113,915,783 8,514,071
2037 114,662,374 8,437,766
2036 115,410,956 8,364,809
2035 116,162,381 8,289,931
2034 116,911,001 8,209,318
2033 117,652,676 8,129,142
2032 118,393,188 8,052,203
2031 119,127,425 7,969,547
2030 119,856,131 7,884,726
2029 120,574,242 7,801,482
2028 121,287,543 7,713,090
2027 121,989,133 7,621,838
2026 122,677,250 7,536,898
2025 123,339,586 7,458,392
2024 123,975,371 7,381,023
2023 124,516,650 7,305,659
2022 125,124,989 7,223,805
2021 125,681,593 7,135,175
2020 126,261,000 7,045,399
2019 126,633,000 6,951,033
2018 126,811,000 6,849,055
2017 126,972,000 6,738,770
2016 127,076,000 6,632,126
2015 127,141,000 6,531,819
2014 127,276,000 6,427,252
2013 127,445,000 6,304,628
2012 127,629,000 6,179,328
2011 127,833,000 6,343,203
2010 128,070,000 6,497,839
2009 128,047,000 6,366,686
2008 128,063,000 6,235,430
2007 128,001,000 6,104,380
2006 127,854,000 5,980,211
2005 127,773,000 5,858,798
2004 127,761,000 5,736,693
2003 127,718,000 5,619,398
2002 127,445,000 5,508,410
2001 127,149,000 5,403,639
2000 126,843,000 5,305,021
1999 126,631,000 5,218,038
1998 126,400,000 5,140,704
1997 126,057,000 5,064,639
1996 125,757,000 4,987,393
1995 125,472,000 4,906,843
1994 125,178,000 4,822,037
1993 124,829,000 4,733,045
1992 124,425,000 4,640,352
1991 123,964,000 4,544,400
1990 123,478,000 4,445,239
1989 123,069,000 4,342,920
1988 122,578,000 4,237,755
1987 122,069,000 4,129,739
1986 121,482,000 4,017,403
1985 120,837,000 3,898,745
1984 120,083,000 3,773,633
1983 119,307,000 3,718,961
1982 118,480,000 3,724,765
1981 117,661,000 3,621,486
1980 116,807,000 3,424,378
1979 115,890,000 3,233,846
1978 114,913,000 3,052,526
1977 113,872,000 2,881,533
1976 112,775,000 2,721,237
1975 111,573,000 2,571,556
1974 110,162,000 2,432,211
1973 108,707,000 2,314,193
1972 107,188,000 2,226,091
1971 105,697,000 2,153,534
1970 103,403,000 2,082,589
1969 102,219,000 2,014,293
1968 101,011,000 1,952,781
1967 99,879,000 1,898,199
1966 98,851,000 1,849,063
1965 97,952,000 1,804,015
1964 96,903,000 1,753,691
1963 95,900,000 1,690,457
1962 94,933,000 1,621,960
1961 94,055,000 1,555,699
1960 93,216,000 1,492,890

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline), while Libya's population increased by 927,747 people (a 14% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Libya was ranked 104th in 2006 and ranked 105th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Japan's population will shrink by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people with a rank change from 12th to 17th. The population of Libya will increase by 22.8% to 9,282,941 people and will still be ranked 105th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Japan
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Libya
2100 -0.5% -0.18%
2099 -0.49% -0.21%
2098 -0.48% -0.2%
2097 -0.48% -0.17%
2096 -0.48% -0.12%
2095 -0.47% -0.12%
2094 -0.47% -0.15%
2093 -0.47% -0.15%
2092 -0.47% -0.09%
2091 -0.47% -0.16%
2090 -0.47% -0.1%
2089 -0.47% -0.11%
2088 -0.47% -0.04%
2087 -0.48% 0.004%
2086 -0.49% 0.06%
2085 -0.5% 0.07%
2084 -0.5% 0.04%
2083 -0.52% 0.08%
2082 -0.53% 0.12%
2081 -0.55% 0.1%
2080 -0.57% 0.13%
2079 -0.59% 0.04%
2078 -0.62% 0.06%
2077 -0.64% 0.13%
2076 -0.67% 0.12%
2075 -0.69% 0.11%
2074 -0.73% 0.16%
2073 -0.74% 0.22%
2072 -0.76% 0.12%
2071 -0.79% 0.17%
2070 -0.79% 0.19%
2069 -0.8% 0.2%
2068 -0.8% 0.13%
2067 -0.81% 0.18%
2066 -0.81% 0.2%
2065 -0.79% 0.23%
2064 -0.79% 0.11%
2063 -0.78% 0.23%
2062 -0.77% 0.22%
2061 -0.76% 0.2%
2060 -0.75% 0.3%
2059 -0.73% 0.28%
2058 -0.71% 0.32%
2057 -0.7% 0.26%
2056 -0.68% 0.34%
2055 -0.68% 0.47%
2054 -0.65% 0.48%
2053 -0.65% 0.53%
2052 -0.64% 0.51%
2051 -0.64% 0.56%
2050 -0.64% 0.56%
2049 -0.64% 0.63%
2048 -0.64% 0.6%
2047 -0.64% 0.61%
2046 -0.65% 0.72%
2045 -0.65% 0.72%
2044 -0.65% 0.77%
2043 -0.65% 0.78%
2042 -0.66% 0.76%
2041 -0.65% 0.82%
2040 -0.65% 0.85%
2039 -0.65% 0.87%
2038 -0.65% 0.9%
2037 -0.65% 0.87%
2036 -0.65% 0.9%
2035 -0.64% 0.98%
2034 -0.63% 0.99%
2033 -0.63% 0.96%
2032 -0.62% 1.04%
2031 -0.61% 1.08%
2030 -0.6% 1.07%
2029 -0.59% 1.15%
2028 -0.58% 1.2%
2027 -0.56% 1.13%
2026 -0.54% 1.05%
2025 -0.51% 1.05%
2024 -0.43% 1.03%
2023 -0.49% 1.13%
2022 -0.44% 1.24%
2021 -0.46% 1.27%
2020 -0.29% 1.36%
2019 -0.14% 1.49%
2018 -0.13% 1.64%
2017 -0.08% 1.61%
2016 -0.05% 1.54%
2015 -0.11% 1.63%
2014 -0.13% 1.94%
2013 -0.14% 2.03%
2012 -0.16% -2.58%
2011 -0.19% -2.38%
2010 0.02% 2.06%
2009 -0.01% 2.11%
2008 0.05% 2.15%
2007 0.11% 2.08%
2006 0.06% 2.07%
2005 0.009% 2.13%
2004 0.03% 2.09%
2003 0.21% 2.01%
2002 0.23% 1.94%
2001 0.24% 1.86%
2000 0.17% 1.67%
1999 0.18% 1.5%
1998 0.27% 1.5%
1997 0.24% 1.55%
1996 0.23% 1.64%
1995 0.23% 1.76%
1994 0.28% 1.88%
1993 0.32% 2%
1992 0.37% 2.11%
1991 0.39% 2.23%
1990 0.33% 2.36%
1989 0.4% 2.48%
1988 0.42% 2.62%
1987 0.48% 2.8%
1986 0.53% 3.04%
1985 0.63% 3.32%
1984 0.65% 1.47%
1983 0.7% -0.16%
1982 0.7% 2.85%
1981 0.73% 5.76%
1980 0.79% 5.89%
1979 0.85% 5.94%
1978 0.91% 5.93%
1977 0.97% 5.89%
1976 1.08% 5.82%
1975 1.28% 5.73%
1974 1.34% 5.1%
1973 1.42% 3.96%
1972 1.41% 3.37%
1971 2.22% 3.41%
1970 1.16% 3.39%
1969 1.2% 3.15%
1968 1.13% 2.88%
1967 1.04% 2.66%
1966 0.92% 2.5%
1965 1.08% 2.87%
1964 1.05% 3.74%
1963 1.02% 4.22%
1962 0.93% 4.26%
1961 0.9% 4.21%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Japan declined by 0.43%, while Libya's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Japan Libya
Current population
122677250
7559873
Population rank 12/197 105/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.09%
One net population change
58.3 seconds
6.97 minutes
One birth every
42.2 seconds
4.23 minutes
One death every
19.5 seconds
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,483 +206
Annual growth/decline -541,279 +75,364
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 185/197 99/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
2.13 days
Annual migration change +140,579 -172
Net migration rank 10/196 83/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 897,751
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 63/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 56/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Libya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Libya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -172
2024 - 153,357 - 3,448
2023 -871,617 175,003 75,760 -2,001
2022 -825,825 175,003 91,951 -2,001
2021 -640,976 -34,996 88,005 -694
2020 -542,923 42,001 92,950 -694
2019 -531,858 318,190 97,842 -1,352
2018 -456,520 320,601 101,619 5,841
2017 -406,310 322,564 103,891 9,208
2016 -343,106 314,732 105,265 -5,081
2015 -292,424 168,896 108,096 -7,660
2014 -267,279 58,109 110,420 -1,716
2013 -242,146 66,449 110,772 25,755
2012 -229,733 67,904 108,855 5,211
2011 -204,533 97,720 121,016 -562,827
2010 -128,070 131,860 122,926 9,611
2009 -76,828 125,450 118,102 11,670
2008 -51,225 142,605 117,481 15,260
2007 -25,600 138,024 116,704 12,640
2006 12,785 130,065 115,645 3,351
2005 -25,554 113,017 112,823 11,024
2004 76,656 69,014 107,144 13,222
2003 114,946 74,875 102,144 12,073
2002 178,423 60,864 97,598 10,152
2001 203,438 59,563 93,370 8,420
2000 228,317 23,468 89,814 5,634
1999 202,610 56,901 88,743 -10,206
1998 265,440 45,912 87,613 -11,479
1997 277,325 43,366 86,899 -10,907
1996 314,392 25,030 86,945 -8,446
1995 276,039 87,714 87,661 -5,068
1994 363,017 154,214 88,765 -1,755
1993 312,073 168,836 90,553 426
1992 360,833 170,878 93,568 843
1991 396,685 161,331 96,582 902
1990 407,478 124,582 99,898 946
1989 467,662 31,202 102,823 981
1988 527,085 51,154 105,469 1,053
1987 598,138 28,001 107,761 1,740
1986 631,706 27,987 109,325 5,844
1985 676,687 -141,323 110,194 11,962
1984 756,523 -273,686 110,028 18,039
1983 775,495 -269,755 122,183 -140,904
1982 805,664 -288,550 133,511 -126,400
1981 811,861 -278,525 130,233 69,211
1980 864,372 -92,314 128,034 66,739
1979 950,298 -57,692 121,469 64,821
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 114,669 61,684
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 107,769 57,867
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 101,146 53,813
1975 1,204,989 107 94,862 49,544
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 89,337 44,946
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 81,256 20,498
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 77,864 -3,418
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 74,934 -4,265
1970 1,230,496 33,731 70,488 745
1969 1,195,962 49,447 66,782 -1,418
1968 1,191,930 43,593 63,971 -6,323
1967 1,258,475 29,632 61,889 -10,384
1966 682,072 68,934 60,394 -13,619
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 59,134 -15,810
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 55,227 2,084
1963 987,770 -100,742 50,421 18,740
1962 901,864 -57,075 46,252 21,589
1961 893,522 -58,882 42,167 22,504
1960 894,874 -150,371 38,391 22,559

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 73.6% of the population change in Japan is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people). In Libya 99.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 975,799 people) and 0.63% is from migration (a loss of 6,150 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 897,751 people or 12.2% in Libya.

Biggest cities by population

Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M
Libya
City Population
Tripoli 1.29M
Misrata 881K
Benghazi 632K
Ajdabiya 416K
Al-Khums 202K
Zawiya 199K
Tobruk 136K
Gharyan 123K
Sabratha 102K
Sabha 99K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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